Overview: 12–13Investing in Transformational Adjacencies: Private Markets, Sustainability and Energy Transition
S&P Global is giving investors a 360° view of the private markets with the insights, access, and technology they need to make informed decisions. The combination of best-in-class data, powerful portfolio analytics software, expert services, and deep market knowledge helps clients gain an edge over the competition.
Private markets AUM reached $12.2 trillion in 2022
How we help private markets participants
Fundraising and Investor Relations
- Perform targeted investor outreach with limited partner (LP) contact details, data on allocation preferences, and fund performance benchmarks. Streamline reporting to LPs with tools that access important data quickly
Investment Sourcing
- Identify and perform diligence on investment opportunities using high-quality differentiated data on private companies, transactions, funds, and more
Portfolio Management
- Centralize data and simplify portfolio management with innovative technology and complementary services built for all types of private assets, including private equity, venture capital, and private credit
Data Collection and Analysis
- Automate the collection of financial and operational data to eliminate manual data entry. Solve challenges related to data-intensive workflows with advanced data management solutions
Valuation and Reporting
- Get reliable intelligence on the value of your private asset portfolio, meet reporting and audit obligations, and optimize investment exits with trusted valuation solutions
Extending Footprint in Private Markets
Acquisition of Private Market Connect (PMC)
- In 2022, S&P Global Market Intelligence fully acquired Private Market Connect to further expand the breadth and depth of its data solutions for both limited partners and general partners. The acquisition enhances iLEVEL Managed Data Services with additional technology and expertise to enable clients to collect, validate, and share portfolio and fund-level data.
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Strategic Collaboration: Preqin coverage available on S&P Capital IQ Pro, Xpressfeed, and Snowflake
- Extended data coverage on private funds, fundraising, fund performance, and LP commitments is available through collaboration with Preqin. Preqin alternative asset data is available via Xpressfeed, Snowflake, and S&P Capital IQ Pro.
Discover solutions for private markets
S&P Global serves the private markets with differentiated data, technology, and services:
Insights on investment opportunities and market trends
Access to best-in-class data and expert services
Technology to automate and accelerate data acquisition, ingestion, and analysis
52M+
private companies
13M
private companies with fundamentals
275+
topic tags to identify active players in niche markets
450+
clients globally served through private valuation services
9,000+
private funds with performance data from Preqin
240K+
institutional investor contacts
700+
clients using iLEVEL for portfolio monitoring
11M+
data points captured from 17,000 portfolio companies annually
99.93%
accuracy in processing of asset-level financials on behalf of clients
S&P Global is catalyzing innovation in private markets with data-driven insights
Sustainability and Energy Transition
2022 marked the first full year for S&P Global Sustainable1 (Sustainable1). In April 2021, S&P Global launched Sustainable1, the central source for sustainability intelligence from S&P Global. Sustainable1 matches customers with the sustainability products, insights, and solutions from across S&P Global’s divisions to help meet their unique needs. Our comprehensive coverage across global markets combined with in-depth sustainability intelligence provides financial institutions, corporations, and governments with expansive insight on business risk, opportunity, and impact as we work toward a sustainable future.
The Sustainable1 organization is at the center of S&P Global’s focus on sustainability and is enabling S&P Global to innovate, scale, and work effectively across the enterprise. The Company’s divisions are integral to capital markets, and each has a role to play in the transition to a more sustainable economy. Sustainable1 provides clients with a single point of access to new products and enhanced core offerings across the Company.
S&P Global’s data and well-informed point of view on critical topics such as ESG performance, net zero, energy transition, positive impact, and sustainability reporting provide both the big picture and deep detailed views so customers can make decisions with conviction.
ESG Performance
Discover multiple layers of ESG data intelligence powered by the deep heritage of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
- ESG disclosure reporting
- ESG scores and data
- ESG benchmarking
- ESG portfolio analytics
- ESG indices
Energy Transition
Gain a comprehensive view of where the move to sustainable energy is and where it’s headed.
- Future energy outlooks
- Scenario analysis
- Commodities pricing benchmarks
Net Zero & Carbon Neutrality
Uncover risk scenarios, reveal transition pathways, and optimize net-zero opportunities with our unparalleled data and insight.
- Baseline setting
- Scenario analysis and future outlooks
- Portfolio analytics
- Science-based targets
Sustainable Financing
Gain greater insight into how an investment in an issuance will impact and align with global climate and sustainability goals.
- Second-party opinions
- Climate credit analytics
- Sustainability-linked loans
- Green bond indices
Biodiversity & Nature Risk
Access curated and comprehensive Biodiversity & Nature Risk data intelligence, in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework.
- Nature impact
- Nature dependencies
Positive Impact
Maximize the positive impact of corporations and financial institutions.
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) evaluation for companies
- Impact portfolio analytics
Sustainability Reporting
Align with best practice reporting standards.
- Biodiversity & Nature Risk
- ESG reporting
- Climate reporting
Serving customers across the entire investment chain
- > Academia
- > Commercial Banking
- > Corporations
- > Government & Regulatory Agencies
- > Insurance
- > Investment Banking
- > Investment Management
- > Private Equity
Sustainable1 curates sustainability data, analytics, and opinions from across S&P Global’s business divisions to meet the distinct needs of our clients